Dayo Ojo

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Dayo Ojo
Personal information
Full name Dayo Ojo
Date of birth (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Enyimba F.C.
Number 9
Youth career
2006 Karamone
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008-2009 Rising Stars F.C. 24 (13)
2010-2016 Sunshine Stars F.C. 112 (42)
2016-2017 Al-Merrikh SC
2017-2019 Sunshine Stars F.C.
2019- Enyimba International F.C.
International career
2010–11 Nigeria U-17 3 (1)
2012 Nigeria U-20 1 (0)
2018 Nigeria 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 May 2019

Dayo Ojo (born October 10, 1994) is a professional Nigerian footballer who is currently with Nigerian Premier League club Enyimba International F.C.

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Career

Dayo Ojo began his professional league career with Rising Stars F.C. in 2008. In 2010, he was transferred to Sunshine Stars F.C., where he has been playing till 2016 December when his contract ended.

International career

Dayo Ojo was member of the Nigeria U-17 2010. He started his professional football career with Rising Stars F.C. in 2009 and got promotion into the senior team Sunshine Stars F.C. in 2010. He was part of 2010/11 Nigeria u17 national team and presently part of the Nigeria Super Eagles A international team. Dayo Ojo was a member of Sunshine Stars team that got to the Semi Finals of the CAF Confederations Cup in 2011 and the CAF Champions League in 2012. Dayo Ojo is currently a member of the Nigeria Professional Football League All Star Team that is visiting Spain in August 2016 to feature in tournaments and friendlies against Valencia, Malaga and one other Spanish Side.

International goals

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first. [1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 January 2018 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2–13–1 2018 African Nations Championship

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References

  1. "Ojo, Dayo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.